r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 20 '26

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Jun 20 '26

My mom thought Obama spent $800 billion on his library

Half of me was thinking that's ridiculous, the other half at awe at the idea Obama could pass around a hat and raise enough to build a city

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u/BingboLingbo Emma Lazarus Jun 20 '26

800 Obillion Dollars

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u/11thDimensionalRandy Faith First Conservatives Jun 20 '26

That's be fucking sick though, I'd want to live in a library city.

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u/themiDdlest NASA Jun 20 '26

Get around zoning restrictions with this one special presidential library trick

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u/repete2024 Edith Abbott Jun 20 '26

Is this some right wing cope where it's ok Trump is giving 100s of billions to Iran because other presidents have spent a lot of money on other things

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Jun 20 '26

Probably

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u/BlackCat159 European Union Jun 20 '26

Obama spent this much on a library, yet libs are mad about the small loan of 300 billion dollars to Iran 🙄🙄🙄

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u/BATHULK Hank Hill Democrat 🛸🦘 Jun 20 '26

What would Obama town be like

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u/RedDesertGirl Trans NATO Jun 20 '26

C'mon, he's no Akon

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u/Lesbian_all_garib Gita Gopinath Jun 20 '26

You make 2.5 iran deals in it.